> Tar complained unless I added the 'c' but it's still erroring out for me. 
> Were you thinking something like this?
>
> tar c --strip-components=4 /home/backup/my_web_server_backups/todays_backup/
>
> There has got to be an easier way to import local data into a backup pool for 
> a specific host...

What is the error from tar?

Yes, I forgot the c, that is required.

Since the files are easily available, you can always try other ways 
around it. For example, creating SMB shares may be feasible. This may 
not be as easy to automate, though.

Best regards,
Johan

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